Earl Woods

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Earl Dennison Woods (March 5, 1932-2006) was a US Army infantry officer who served two tours of service in Vietnam and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

He was a college baseball player, writer, and father of professional golfer Tiger Woods.

Woods began teaching golf at an early age and worked exclusively with him in his first years as a professional.

Early life

Woods was born in Manhattan, Kansas. Miles Woods' father, Viola, had five children by his first wife, Viola, and six more by his second, Maude Carter. Miles Woods was an epileptic who worked as a street sweeper and caretaker. Despite the fact that his father was a devout Baptist, he had a reputation for being able to swear for 30 minutes without interruption. "I picked up on that," Woods remarked once. His father, who was African-American and European in origins, was of mixed African and European descent, and his mother, Maude (Carter) Woods, was lighter-skinned.

Woods' siblings' skin tone varied from pale to brilliant; he remembered that his grandmother Carter, who was of mixed race, was "the prettiest blonde you ever saw." A family joked about a suspected Chinese ancestor who "didn't stay on his railroad job," but there is no evidence of any Chinese ancestor. However, the family is believed to have some Native American ancestry. Miles Woods adored baseball and left his passion for his son. Maude Woods, a college educated woman, was determined that her children should make the best of themselves. However, she was forced to go to work as a maid when her husband died in 1943. Woods recalled that it had "broke her heart." Maude Woods died when Earl was 15 years old and was raised from then on by his older sister, Hattie Bell Woods. In 1949, he graduated from Manhattan High School.

Woods attended Kansas State University (then known as Kansas State College) and played baseball, winning a varsity letter in 1952 and 1953.

Woods was once refused admission to a Mississippi college due to his ethnicity, according to his teammate Larry Hartshorn. The entire Kansas State baseball team refused to play and was left homeless as a result of the outrage.

Woods broke the Big Eight Conference (then the Big Seven Conference) in 1951. In baseball, there was a "color barrier" (today). He played as a catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues, and was given a contract as a catcher. However, he continued his education, obtained a BS in sociology in 1953, and was sent as an officer in the United States Army.

Mid life

Woods served two combat tours during the Vietnam War, the first as an infantry officer and the second with the United States Army Special Forces.

He was named as an instructor of Military Science & Tactics, (Army ROTC) at the City College of New York after graduating from the Defense Information School and being promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1974, he retired from active service.

Woods moved to Huntington Beach, California, and became an McDonnell Douglas Corp employee.

In Abilene, Kansas, Woods married Barbara Gary on May 18, 1954. Earl Dennison Jr. (1955), Kevin Dale (1957), and Royce Renee (1961). Earl Woods' daughter Cheyenne Woods is also a professional golfer, and she has received some instruction from Earl Sr.

Woods and his wife divorced in 1968 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

While stationed in Thailand in 1966, Woods encountered Kultida Punsawad (Thai: RTGS: Kunthida Phansawat). Punsawad is half Thai, a quarter Dutch, and a quarter Chinese. They married in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. Eldrick, the couple's son, was born in 1975. Tiger Woods' nickname, 'Tiger,' refers to Woods' wartime friendship with Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Dang "Tiger" Phong, an Army soldier who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

Woods began playing golf at Fort Hamilton in 1972 and learned to golf, starting at age 42 at the Dyker Beach Golf Course in Dyker Heights. Woods was captivated by the game's first exposure to golf, and he's continued to play a major role for the remainder of his life. He evolved into a good standard amateur golfer, shooting in the 70s for 18 holes. When Woods' son Tiger was born in late 1975, he appeared to be playing close to scratch handicapped. Tiger Woods, a father who was adopted by his father, was introduced to golf in Orange County, California, before becoming a child prodigy of golf, making him the youngest golfer in history. In southern California, Tiger learned golf on the United States military courses for the first time.

Woods revealed the techniques he used in coaching his son Tiger in two books: A Father's Guide to Raising a winner in Both Golf and Life and Playing Through: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner In Both Golf and Life Woods' Playing Through: A Hard Worker, Big Dreams, and Adventures with Tiger. Woods worked Tiger exclusively until age five and then sought professional assistance from Rudy Duran and John Anselmo, both well-known PGA club professionals in the area. Following Tiger's third straight title in the USGA Junior Amateur Championship, his father recruited Butch Harmon to help his Tiger's game grow. Harmon praised the teaching that his father, Duran, and Anselmo had done to that point when meeting Tiger for the first time in Houston in summer 1993.

In 1988, Woods retired from his second stint with McDonnell Douglas in Huntington Beach, California. He attended Tiger's functions as often as possible for the remainder of his life. When Woods first began recruiting Connecticut attorney John Merchant in 1996 to assist Tiger's transition from novice to pro-professional and in securing lucrative sponsorship agreements as he did so. Merchant was the first African American member of the United States Golf Association's Executive Committee. Tiger signed contracts with Nike, Titleist, and the International Management Group, making him a multi-millionaire as soon as he announced his professional status in late August 1996. Tiger's sponsorship dollars in golf surpassed by a large margin. Earl Woods shot Merchant shortly after being hired as a professional.

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Military awards

• Parachutist Badge
• Bronze Star Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army of Occupation Medal
• National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Vietnam Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hour glass device
• Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
• Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal